Portrait of Jose Pata May Facing Firing Squad
Reports from Mexico indicate Jose Pata May faces a firing squad in seven days for the assassination of President elect Alvaro Obregon. Public trial anticipated. investigations pursue various theories including possible political and religious motives. The Obregon funeral train was delayed by tunnel obstructions and rerouted to a new special train.
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Jose
Mexico
Caetain
Jake
Leon Poral
Alvero Obregon
Poral
Obre‘gon
el Universal
General Obregon
Bandit to Face Murder Charge in Citronelle Hold-Up
Jack Jarvis the 24 year old Bandit wounded and captured after a Bank of Citronelle raid will be charged with the murder of his 18 year old accomplice William Hanson. State Solicitor Barte B Chamberlain said he will arraign Jarvis on first degree murder as witnesses are summoned.
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Mobile
Ala
Jack Jarvis
Evelyn Fleming
Jarvis
Robert Collins
Fleming
Te Citronelle Bank
Hanson
Chamberlain
Holt
Local Cotton Market Report Notes Mixed Prices
The market shows Strict Middling at 21.00 and Middling at 19.75 with some low bids noted. Traders monitor shifts as demand remains uneven across grades and regions.
Underground distillery found beneath mountain in Georgia
Prohibition agents seized a large underground distillery near Rome Georgia after discovering a trap door in woods leading to a 32 foot shaft and a vault like room. Two copper stills liquor and 200 gallons were captured along with Bryant Park who ran the operation fed by an underground stream.
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Rome
Bryant Park
Three Projects Halted By Showers In Decatur
Rain before noon halted three public works in Decatur drawing carpenters and brick masons from the courthouse yard to seek cover. Repairs on Second Avenue, and sewer line work on Alabama Street, were also stopped.
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Decatur
Court House
Second Avenue
Alabama Street
General Obregon Buried After Arrival in Navatoro
General Alvaro Obregon slain president elect of Mexico will be buried this afternoon in Navator, following the Obregon party’s arrival from Mexico City. The funeral time was moved up in deference to the family’s wishes, postponing the original tomorrow plan.
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Navator
Sonora
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Obregon
Mexico City
Decatur Park Beautification Plan Gains Civic Backing
Kiwanis club welcomes Junior Chamber of Commerce into the effort to beautify city parks. Local women’s clubs will join to form a unified civic body as firms are consulted to draft a plan and finance it. Conferences with firms are expected next week to crystallize proposals and organize funding.
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Decature
Detur Kwahi
Under of Commerce
Kiwanis
Civic
John Patterson
Kiwanis Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
B. C. Shelton
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Inspectors grade dairies under new city milk ordinance
Athens officials and state board of health representatives inspect and grade county dairies this week in Athens. Milk specimens are tested and investigations are conducted at each dairy under the city milk ordinance.
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Athens
Ala
State Board of Health
Famous Actress Ellen Perry Dies at Eighty in Kent
Kent England July 21 AP Ellen Perry noted actress died at 8 56 am age eighty after a night of distress. Death resulted from a combination heart cerebral hemorrhage. She remained keenly interested in the stage and played Portia in The Merchant of Venice in 1921.
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Kent
England
Ellen Perry
Ellen
Portia
Carranza’s Body Given To Keeping Of Countrymen
The body of Emilio Carranza was placed in the keeping of his countrymen at 9 30 this morning on the international bridge at Laredo. Thousands of Mexicans followed the flag draped casket across the border by gun carriage toward Nuevo Laredo. Brigadier General Albert J Bowley of the 8th Corps area attended the transfer to the Mexican interior.
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Laredo
Eilio Carranza
International
Nuevo
Albert J. Bowley
8Th Corps
Smith Keeps Own Counsel On Plan For Speech
Albany July 21 AP Governor Smith manages his own counsel about his acceptance speech and cautions that unofficial forecasts should not be taken seriously. No official date for the Democratic presidential nomination notification is fixed though expected after mid August. The expectation places the notice around August 16 or the week of August 19. John J. Raskob, DNC chairman, urged a scheme for temperate life in America but said no definite plan exists and it is not the committee’s role this campaign.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
Herbert Hoover
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
New York
America
National Committee
Road Sign Question Puts Decatur Inquiry Before Kiwanis
The Public Affairs committee of the Decatur Kiwanis club studies a proposal to place 10 by 25 signs on four main highways. No action yet. bids will be sought from advertising firms in Decatur for the project.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Sanders Reports Late Cotton Yield With Strong Corn Outlook
W. S. Sanders of Somerville route 2 said his cotton this year will be very late and yield at most 60 percent of normal. He notes he plants more corn than cotton and the corn crop looks good at present.
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W. S. Sanders
Somerville Route 2
Mr. Sanders
Shopmen Attend Safety Meeting in the Magic City
More than 100 Louisville and Nashville employees, led by 38 representatives, gathered for a safety meeting in Birmingham. The local shops safety record is praised as among the best in the United States, with the Decatur shops noted for low accident rates and management congratulating leaders of the safety movement.
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Magic City
Louisville
Emery City
United States
Louiaville
Nashville
Round House
Decatur
Louisville and Nashville
Air Department
Safety Committee
Mobile Mayor 10 Attends Cue
Mayor Leon Schwartz of Mo Sle will speak at a Swan Lake barbecue hosted by the local veterans post led by W. H. Sorber. Schwartz a regional public figure, will address attendees at 3 pm as veterans from nearby cities gather in Decatur for the event.
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Leon Schwartz
Mo Sle
Swan Lake
Veterans
W. H. Sorber
Schwartz
Decatur
Swanlake
Twenty Additions To Church Are Made In Revival
Twenty converts joined Southside Baptist Church as revival services concluded last night. Rev. C. D. Boozer from Hartselle preached to large crowds delivering stirring messages.
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Southside Baptist Church
C. D. Boozer
Hartselle
Man 81 Gains License In Heartfelt Union
The probate office issues a marriage license to Henry C Barkley aged 81 and Kitty Winton aged 62, residents of Hartselle, marking a romance in later years. The couple, well known in the southern section, are set to wed as age proves no barrier to happiness.
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Henry C. Barkley
Kitty Winton
Hartselle
Mr. Barkley
Kiker Praises Morgan County Anti Malaria Efforts
Dr C Kiker of the state health department praised Morgan County for its anti malaria drive after inspecting tests and conditions in Organ County. Dr H C McRee explained testing results and methods, noting only one mosquito found to carry malaria since the campaign began and a problem area behind Malone Park where oiling is impractical due to terrain.
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C. ©. Kiker
State Department of Health
Organ County
Morgan County
Malone Park
Lonnie Black Injured in Court House Scaffold Fall
Lonnie Black, a workman on the courthouse rebuilding project, sustained a foot injury after a scaffold tumble Thursday morning. He fell while Jack was nailing a scaf ling, was taken to Benevolent Hospital, where an x ray showed the injuries were not serious.
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Lonnie Black
Court House
Jack
Benevolent Akstal
Dozen Hurt as Electric Cars Leave Bridge
A dozen people were injured when two cars of an electric train jumped an open drawbridge at Broad Channel. The first car broke through the bridge structure, smoke filled the area, and a tugboat crew helped evacuate riders. Eight ambulances and four Queen’s hospitals sent to the scene.
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Queen’s Hospitals
Decrease in Disease Toll Reported in 1927
A Tennessee Valley laboratory report notes large declines in preventable diseases during 1927 with the highest drop seen in smallpox at 76.7 percent and typhoid at 33.4 percent. Dr. A J Perolio urges immunization now to wipe out disease entirely.
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A. J. Perolio
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Tennessee Valley Laboratory. Dr. Perolio
Cupid Has a Smith Robinson Ticket
Local voters bullish on Smith Robinson ticket say the pair is certain to win after solid support from Birmingham circles and recent public endorsements for Miss Robinson and Dave Smith.
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Cupid
Smith- Robinson
Birmingham
Miss Robinson
Dave EB. Smith
Temperature Record Shows 96 Degrees At 7 A M
The weather bureau reported a 24 hour maximum of 96 degrees and a low of 77 degrees as of 7:00 this morning.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
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